Diabetes Mellitus is one of the major public health challenges, affecting more than 347 million adults worldwide. The impact of diabetes necessitates assessing the quality of care received by people with diabetes, especially in countries with a significant diabetes burden such as Kuwait. This paper aimed at piloting an approach for measuring Type II diabetes care performance through the use of ...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on martial adjustmentand life quality of couples. method: this experimental study had been done by pre-test and post-test method, with control group. the sample population included students who visited urmia psychological and counseling service clinics in the second half of the year 2013 to receive pr...

the current status and quality of urban and regional development has been criticized by many academics and professionals in different fields. at city centers in addition to traffic congestion, population growth, urban and regional sprawl and suburbanization have resulted in unsustainable conditions in many cities all around the world. in this regard, different aspects of urban form, especially ...

Pesticides, applied in large quantities in urban communities to control cockroaches, pose potential threats to health, especially to children, who have proportionately greater exposures and unique, developmentally determined vulnerabilities. Integrated pest management (IPM) relies on nonchemical tools--cleaning of food residues, removal of potential nutrients, and sealing cracks and crevices. L...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of anemia in children attending daycare centers in the city of Belo Horizonte. METHODS Cross-sectional study that evaluated 312 children aged 7 to 59 months attending daycare centers of the East Sanitary District of Belo Horizonte. The diagnosis of anemia was determined by finger stick blood samples, using the HemocueTM portable photometer...

236. Taking an Antibiotic Timeout: Utilizing an Antibiotic Renewal Template for Automatic Approval of Vancomycin and Piperacillintazobactam Christopher J. Graber, MD, MPH, FIDSA; Makoto Jones, MD, MS; Kevin Nechodom, BS; Peter Glassman, MBBS, MSc; Jorie Butler, PhD; Charlene Weir, PhD, IDEAS; Amy Furman, PharmD; Chad Kay, PharmD; Lori Pollack, MD, MPH; Matthew Samore, MD; Matthew Bidwell Goetz,...

BACKGROUND An increased incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) at weekends has been previously noted, although it has not been found in all studies. Where a weekend effect has been found it is most prominent on Sundays. AIM To identify the magnitude of this effect in British data before and after the fall in prevalence associated with the "back to sleep" campaign. METHODS Aggregat...

Landfill siting should take into account a wide range of territorial and legal factors in order to reduce negative impacts on the environment. The suitability of selected site for disposal center affects the amount of generated energy and the cost of disposal generation. Suitable sites should be determined on the basis of technical, economical and socio-environmental issues. GIS along with appr...

This paper describes the Digital Media Management program (GMD, in Portuguese), offered by the City of Knowledge for staff working at public internet access points in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, since August 2002 (www.cidade.usp.br/gmd). The mission of the program is to network these professionals with the university’s knowledge production centers for the profit both of “digital inclusion ag...

OBJECTIVE Thus, the present research was carried out aimed at determining the relationship between self-esteem and locus of control and quality of life during treatment stages in the patients referring to drug addiction rehabilitation centers of Borujen city, Iran. METHODS The current study was a sectional research of descriptive correlation type. The research sample was 150 individuals of pa...